Fostering Integrity in Research, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, examines challenges to scientific integrity facing the research enterprise and recommends steps that individual scientists, research institutions, research sponsors, journal publishers, and professional societies should take to meet these challenges and better protect integrity in research.
The report will be released at a one-hour public briefing starting at 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 11. Participating from the committee that wrote the report:
Robert Nerem (chair), Institute Professor Emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
C.K. Gunsalus, director, National Center for Professional and Research Ethics, Urbana, Ill.
Brian C. Martinson, Senior Research Investigator, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis
National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt will offer welcoming remarks. Those who cannot attend the briefing in person may watch a live webcast at http://national-academies.org.
Advance copies of the report will be available to reporters only starting at noon EDT on Monday, April 10. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 11. The public briefing will begin at 2 p.m. EDT in the Lecture Room of the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. Reporters who wish to attend the briefing or obtain a copy of the report should contact the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.